The Max Tanenbaum Sculpture Garden is a semi-hidden Toronto gem. It sits on the west side of the Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital beside the old Don Jail at Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East. I call it “semi-hidden” because the figures… Read More »The Max Tanenbaum Sculpture Garden
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) at 317 Dundas Street West is a near-limitless photography source of beautiful curves, gentle angles and spirals. The building complex takes up 45,000 square metres of physical space, making it one of the largest… Read More »Curves At The AGO
This post is based on an event from thirteen years ago, so I guess it qualifies for my so-called From The Vaults series. A Bit Of Background Everyone who has a pulse is familiar with the name Jack Layton (July… Read More »From The Vaults: Farewell, Jack
As I roam the city with camera in hand I’ve discovered one sculptor whose work appears in several places: Timothy Schmalz. Timothy Schmalz is a prolific and gifted Canadian sculptor from St. Jacobs, Ontario. Most of his work personifies his… Read More »New Timothy Schmalz Sculptures
Traditionally, one winter event I always look forward to in Toronto is the Bloor-Yorkville Icefest. It makes for a great photo opp and a chance to admire some truly amazing ice sculptures created by very talented artists. The event is… Read More »So Long, Icefest
The Toronto Inukshuk resides in Toronto Inukshuk Park at 789 Lake Shore Boulevard West, west of Coronation Park. The sculpture is one of the largest of its kind in North America, according to the City of Toronto. It stands 30… Read More »The Toronto Inukshuk
In 2011 sculptor Ken Lum completed his work: Across Time and Space, Two Children of Toronto Meet. The piece is located west off Bay Street and south of Dundas Street West, directly behind City Hall. It involves a long passageway… Read More »“Across Time and Space, Two Children of Toronto Meet”
The Jarvis Street Baptist Church is located at 130 Jarvis Street, on the northeast corner of Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East. The Church has its origins in a small group of people who first gathered in October of 1818,… Read More »Jarvis Street Baptist Church
Yesterday I thought I might go to Chinatown to shoot the events of the Lunar New Year celebrations at Dundas Steet West and Spadina Avenue (it’s Year of the Dragon, by the way). When I got there I found the… Read More »Vincent, Murals & Alleyways
Last year I published a post on the unique “Cube House” in downtown Toronto. A lot of readers expressed interest in that post, found here. The Cube House recently surfaced in the news, and I instantly thought of the post… Read More »The Future of Toronto’s “Cube House”
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